When I first saw these, honestly, I was “WTH?” but now that they’ve had a moment to sink in a bit, now I’m saying “Aha!.” Not that I would wear them, but I see their value, sort of…
I’m talking about these leather socks by Rachel Comey at Creatures of Comfort:
Now, take a look at them styled with a pair of shoes:
No, I’m not a huge fan of socks with sandals, but in this case, they transform the look into sort of a bootie. Kind of cool, huh? I don’t think they’ll work with every pair of shoes, in this case, the heavier the shoe, the better, I think, but I really admire the idea. And would totally admire the girl who could pull off the look – successfully.
What do you think?
I just bought a pair, and I love them! They transform any shoe you wear. I do think they look best with black platform sandals or black ankle boots. My only worry is ruining them with sweat since I live in San Antonio, TX!
that is awesome!! you’re going to have to come up here sometime so i can meet you (and wear your RC socks ;))
Definitely, I always enjoy visiting Austin and would love to meet sometime!
I don’t know. My legs are about as white as the models, (but 4 times more hairy), so I’m not convinced that it’s a great look.
I could never pull these off in a million years, but I would LOVE to see them on someone else. They could look amazing.
that’s exactly my thought!! i could never wear them, but i would love to see how others would incorporate them into an outfit…
i really love that kind of risk-taking on others. never on me though 😉
this is very susie bubble to me – i love the ingenious quirkiness of the idea, but i think i’d be too lazy to layer this under a shoe! 🙂
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You are literally the only person who could get me to seriously consider, even for one second, leather socks as being legitimate. lol. They do look kind of cool with an ankle boot, but I’d never get them; I’d rather just buy boots that length in the first place. Or better yet, I’d get TOMS wrap boots (probably in black) so I could wrap them up or down to any length I want!
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I’d wear them in a minute — LOVE! Wonder how much they are .. have to check out CofC. I heard about them on style.com in the spring as they were reviewing the fall colllections and have been very curious – about them, and also about a Rag & Bone belt with 3 pouches hanging from it which I haven’t seen ANYWHERE yet but am dying to get a closer look at. Thanks for posting these pics Grechen!
I agree with Nicole – the socks definitely transform any shoe you wear ’em with!